The Football Recruiting Process for Defensive Ends and their average size at all levels

One of the more interesting pieces of the position by position football recruiting PDF was that I broke down the size that college coaches are looking for at different positions (This e-book is still for sale at only $5.00 so click here for more information).  This got me thinking about all the different sizes of players in all classes at different positions.

I decided to take a look at a variety of schools in Division I-A (aka BCS), Division I-AA (aka FCS), Division II, and Division III.  The larger the school, the better their Sports Information department so keep that in mind when looking at these numbers.  This article breaks down the stature of starters at defensive tackle.

Outside of the Division I-A level, all schools were hit or miss in trying to find out who the starters were.  Some programs had game day releases that broke down the depth chart and that is where this information was pulled.  The athletes listed below were all listed as starters so keep that in mind as well.  I also decided to add their year in school so you can get a feel for how big they are at what year they are in college.  Onto the list:

Division I-A, aka BCS
Oklahoma
33 Auston English | 6-3, 253, Jr., 2V
44 Jeremy Beal | 6-3, 253, So., 2V

Florida
J. Cunningham | 6-3, 250, Jr., 2V
Carlos Dunlap | 6-6, 290, So., 1V

Texas
Brian Orakpo | 6-4, 260, Sr., 3V
Henry Melton | 6-3, 265, Sr., 3V

Alabama
Bobby Greenwood | 6-5, 278, Sr., 3V
Brandon Deaderick | 6-4, 286, Jr., 2V

USC
Kyle Moore | 6-6, 270, Sr., 3V
Everson Griffen | 6-3, 265, So., 1V

Utah
Koa Misi | 6-3, 263, Jr., 1V
Paul Kruger | 6-5, 255, So., 1V

Texas Tech
Jake Ratliff | 6-7, 255, Sr., 3V
Brandon Williams | 6-5, 246, Jr., 2V

Penn State
Aaron Maybin | 6-4, 245, Jr., 1V
Josh Gaines | 6-1, 273, Sr., 3V

Boise State
Mike T. Williams | 6-3, 248, Sr., 3V
Ryan Winterswyk | 6-4, 261, So., RS

Ohio State
Nader Abdallah | 6-4, 300, Sr., 3V
Thad Gibson | 6-2, 240, So., 1V

Division I-AA, aka FCS
Appalachian State
LANSTON TANYI (6-2, 230, Fr.)
JABARI FLETCHER (6-3, 225, So.)

Cal Poly
Gavin Cooper, So., 6-3, 235
Sean Lawyer, Sr., 6-1, 260

Northern Iowa
Jeremy Robertson (6-4, 255, Sr.)
James Ruffin (6-4, 265, Jr.)

Richmond
Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. Sr. 6-4 265
Sherman Logan Sr. 6-3 241

Division II
Northwest Missouri State
Tyler Northway, 6-3, 250, Sr.
Sean Paddock, 6-2, 255, Jr.

Central Washington
Brandon Swain (6-4, 255, Sr., Tulsa, OK)
Eugene Sims (6-6, 240, Jr., Mount Olive, MS)

Division III
North Central
Tim Janecek 6-2 230 Jr. Bridgeview, Ill./Argo
Marty Hyland 6-3 250 So. Lombard, Ill./Coll. of DuPage

Wheaton
Ben Kuenzle 6-3 250 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade College Prep)
Aaron Reyes 6-3 240 Sr. Round Rock, Texas (Stony Point)

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• Football Recruiting Process for Running Backs and their Size
• Football Recruiting Process for Wide Receivers and their Size
• Football Recruiting Process for Tight Ends and their Size
• Football Recruiting Process for Offensive Tackles and their Size
• Football Recruiting Process for Offensive Guards and their Size
• Football Recruiting Process for Offensive Centers and their Size
• Football Recruiting Process for Defensive Ends and their Size

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